Ulva australis Areschoug 1854

Publication Details
Ulva australis Areschoug 1854: 370

Published in: Areschoug, J.E. (1854). Phyceae novae et minus cognitae in maribus extraeuropaeis collectae. Nova Acta Regiae Societatis Scientiarum Upsaliensis, series 3 1: 329-372.

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Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Ulva is Ulva lactuca Linnaeus.

Status of Name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.

Type Information
Type locality: "In caulibus Cauliniae antarcticae parasitica, ad oram Novae Hollandiae australem in sinu Port Adelaide." [Port Adelaide, South Australia, on the stems of Amphibolis antarctica]; (Areschoug 1854: 370) Lectotype: S; (Womersley 1984: 141) Notes: Womersley (1984: 141) notes that the type sheet consists of four specimens.

Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), south, southern (Stearn 1983).

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 30 April 2000 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 01 February 2024

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 01 February 2024. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 26 November 2024

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